digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
conversely; on the contrary
because of; owing to; due to
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
round; spherical; circular
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
morning; forenoon; just before noon
sunlight; rays of the Sun
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to pass (of time); to elapse
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled